The Punisher (TV Series)

About

The Punisher is an American television series created by Steve Lightfoot for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is set in the MCU, sharing continuity with the films and other television series of the franchise, and is a spin-off of Marvel's Daredevil. The series is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios and Bohemian Risk Productions, with Lightfoot serving as showrunner.

History

The Punisher was conceived of by Gerry Conway, then-writer of The Amazing Spider-Man, inspired by The Executioner, a popular book series created by author Don Pendleton, in which a Vietnam veteran, Mack Bolan, becomes a serial killer of criminals after the Mafia-related deaths of his family. Conway described the inspiration in an interview from 1987: "I was fascinated by the Don Pendleton Executioner character, which was fairly popular at the time, and I wanted to do something that was inspired by that, although not to my mind a copy of it. And while I was doing the Jackal storyline, the opportunity came for a character who would be used by the Jackal to make Spider-Man's life miserable. The Punisher seemed to fit."^[11]

In 20th September 2017, the Season 1 trailer was released on the Movieclips Trailers channel and they premiered the trailer on YouTube hitting 1.3 million views in less than 16 hours (shown below.)

Reception

Trailer Reaction

On social media, YouTubers were posting them reacting to The Punisher trailer. (shown below.)

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 67% approval rating with an average rating of 6.73/10 based on 78 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "A rocky start can't keep The Punisher from pushing the boundaries of Marvel's TV universe with a fresh take on the comics-derived action thriller."^[46] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[47]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds a 61% approval rating with an average rating of 6.73/10 based on 36 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Punisher's second season leaves fans torn between the undeniably action-packed fun and the underwhelming portrayal of the charismatic Frank Castle."^[48] On Metacritic, it was assigned a score of 58 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[49]

Netflix Removal

Jessica Jones and The Punisher have been canceled by Netflix, bringing an end to all five of Marvel and Netflix’s live-action TV series. Marvel’s The Punisher will not return for a third season on Netflix,” a Netflix spokesperson told The Verge(shown below.)

Related Memes

"Punisher's No, No, No, Wait, Wait, Wait

Punisher's "No, No, No, Wait, Wait, Wait" refers to a dream sequence scene from the American television series The Punisher in which protagonist Frank Castle tries to plead with armed men not to kill his family. In June 2021, the clip of Castle protesting and screaming out gained popularity as a reaction video.

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